CentOS5 mediacheck failing

[Shawn K. O'Shea]

>
> I've read the CentOS release notes and attempted to Google for clues.
> There's nothing in the installation logs to indicate an error condition.
>
> Can anyone suggest what to look at next?

This CentOS 4.3 bug reports the same kind of behavior. It states that
booting with "linux ide=nodma" may help it be happier.
http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=1405

-Shawn